[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 81 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E957]
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  REP. PETRI FLOOR AMENDMENT 25 (RULES AMENDMENT 46) TO THE NATIONAL 
                 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (H.R. 4310)

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 1, 2012

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the amendment to 
compensate National Guard troops for miscalculated leave time.
  This amendment corrects a government error to pay approximately 575 
Army National Guard troops for leave time they earned but were unable 
to take after their last deployment. These soldiers have spent time 
overseas defending our great nation--some in multiple deployments--and 
have earned their leave benefits.
  The Army agrees that these Guardsmen should have received PDMRA 
leave. However, the Army's only legal remedy is to allow them use their 
PDMRA leave after a future deployment. Since some of these soldiers 
will not deploy again and others have left the service entirely, this 
remedy has no value in many cases.
  I would like to give special thanks to Congressman Petri for working 
with me to ensure that this egregious bureaucratic error is rectified. 
I encourage my colleagues to support this amendment and properly 
support our service members who selflessly serve.

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